What is the Latin word for mountebank?

The usual Latin words for “mountebank” are circulō, pharmacopōla, circumforāneus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“mountebank” in Latin

circulōto make circular, round, curved pharmacopōlaperson who sells medicines, pharmacist, apothecary; quack circumforāneusmoving from market to market; itinerant; ambulatory; moveable

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

mountebank

circulator (general term, Sen., Cels.); pharmacopola, circumforaneus (a quack doctor).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for mountebank?: The usual Latin words for “mountebank” are circulō, pharmacopōla, circumforāneus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.